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Acute cerebellar ataxia - Treatment

Alternative Names

Cerebellar ataxia; Ataxia - acute cerebellar; Cerebellitis

Treatment:

Ataxia may go away without treatment after a few weeks to months. However, physical therapy may be helpful in improving coordination.

Expectations (prognosis):

Full recovery usually occurs without treatment within a few months.

Complications:

Movement or behavioral disorders may (rarely) persist.

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if any symptoms of ataxia appear.

Reviewed last on: 8/9/2007
Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Eicher T. Toxic encephalopathies. Neurol Clin. May 2005; 23(2): 353-76.

Cohen J, Powderly WG. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2004:309.

Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2003:147-148, 296-297.

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